A.M. Sheehan has been in the news business for 40 years, including time as an editor at the Chatham Courier in N.Y., Kitchenware News, Beachcomber and Dover Community News in N.H., and the Summerville Journal Scene, Georgetown Times, Waccamaw Times and Inlet Outlet in S.C. In Maine she has been an editor for the Advertiser Democrat, Bethel Citizen, Franklin Journal and Livermore Falls Advertiser, and is currently managing editor for the Sun Journal's group of western Maine weeklies. She is a former journalist of the year in Maine, a Pulitzer finalist and winner of the Michael Kelley Award, the Polk Award and the Casey Medal Award. A.M. enjoys reading, theater, cooking and gardening.
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PublishedApril 6, 2023
How do you say that in …
English: amateurFrench: amateurSpanish: aficionadoGerman: AmateurItalian: amatorialeArabic: hua هواةChinese: Yèyú 业余
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PublishedApril 6, 2023
Word of the Week
Amateur(AM-uh-tour)Someone who is not a professional, but does something – like a sport or an art – not for money, but just for the love of it. (The am in amateur means love.)Jimmy was an amateur golfer who played every weekend in the summer.
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PublishedApril 6, 2023
Current Events: Ella Fitzgerald
When Ella Fitzgerald was young, no one would have guessed she’d grow up to be one of the most-famous singers in the world. That people would call her “The First Lady of Song.” That she would win 14 Grammy Awards and sell more than 40 million record albums.Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, […]
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Current Events: National Tartan Day
National Tartan Day is observed in the United States on April 6 each year. It commemorates the day that the Declaration of Arbroath (the Scottish Declaration of Independence) was signed in 1320.Our Declaration of Independence was modeled on the Declaration of Arbroath.Before going on, it’s important to know the meanings of three words: tartan, kilt, […]
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Book Review: The Midnight Children
The Midnight Children By Dan Gemeinhart The Midnight Children, a juvenile fiction selection, is written by a school librarian. No wonder it has many things some teens and ‘tweens might find exciting to read about: kids their ages, orphans, bullies, something disgusting falling from a hot air balloon onto a café with no umbrellas, secrets, […]
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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
How do you say that in …
In most languages, Ramadan is spelled and pronounced the same.English: RamadanFrench: RamadanSpanish: RamadánGerman: RamadanItalian: RamadanArabic: ramadan رمضانChinese: Zhāiyuè 斋月
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Current Events: Cesar Chavez
March 31 is Cesar Chavez Day. His name is pronounced say-zar SHAH-vez. In the office of the President of the United States, there is a bust of Cesar. A bust is a statue of a person’s head and neck. When President Biden took office, he borrowed the bust from the Chavez family. It sits on […]
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Word of the Week
Boycott (BOY-cot) Boycott means to refuse to buy or use something or to go some place as a form of protest or to bring about a change. Millie and Brad joined a boycott of a shampoo that harms the environment.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
How do you say that in …
English: boycottFrench: boycotterSpanish: boicotearGerman: BoykottItalian: boicottareArabic: muqataea مقاطعةChinese: Liánhé dǐzhì 联合抵制
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PublishedMarch 23, 2023
Word of the Week
Tartan(tar-ten)A patterned cloth consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colors. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns.Ian showed his class the red, green, blue, black, and yellow tartan of the Carnegie clan.
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